ScrollPattern.ScrollVertical(ScrollAmount) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Automation

Assembly:: UIAutomationClient.dll

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Scrolls the currently visible region of the content area, vertically, the specified ScrollAmount.

public:
 void ScrollVertical(System::Windows::Automation::ScrollAmount amount);

public void ScrollVertical (System.Windows.Automation.ScrollAmount amount);

member this.ScrollVertical : System.Windows.Automation.ScrollAmount -> unit

Public Sub ScrollVertical (amount As ScrollAmount)

Parameters

amount: ScrollAmount

The vertical ScrollAmount increment specific to the control.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

If a control supports SmallIncrement values exclusively for horizontal or vertical scrolling but a LargeIncrement value is passed in.

InvalidOperationException

An attempt is made to scroll in an unsupported direction.

Examples

In the following example, a ScrollPattern control pattern is obtained from an AutomationElement and is then used to vertically scroll the element a requested amount.

///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Obtains a ScrollPattern control pattern from an 
/// automation element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="targetControl">
/// The automation element of interest.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A ScrollPattern object.
/// </returns>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private ScrollPattern GetScrollPattern(
    AutomationElement targetControl)
{
    ScrollPattern scrollPattern = null;

    try
    {
        scrollPattern =
            targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(
            ScrollPattern.Pattern)
            as ScrollPattern;
    }
    // Object doesn't support the ScrollPattern control pattern
    catch (InvalidOperationException)
    {
        return null;
    }

    return scrollPattern;
}

'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
''' <summary>
''' Obtains a ScrollPattern control pattern from an 
''' automation element.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="targetControl">
''' The automation element of interest.
''' </param>
''' <returns>
''' A ScrollPattern object.
''' </returns>
'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Function GetScrollPattern( _
ByVal targetControl As AutomationElement) As ScrollPattern
    Dim scrollPattern As ScrollPattern = Nothing

    Try
        scrollPattern = DirectCast( _
        targetControl.GetCurrentPattern(scrollPattern.Pattern), _
        ScrollPattern)
    Catch
        ' Object doesn't support the ScrollPattern control pattern
        Return Nothing
    End Try

    Return scrollPattern

End Function 'GetScrollPattern

///--------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Obtains a ScrollPattern control pattern from an automation 
/// element and attempts to horizontally scroll the requested amount.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="targetControl">
/// The automation element of interest.
/// </param>
/// <param name="vScrollAmount">
/// The requested vertical scroll amount.
/// </param>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------
private void ScrollElementVertically(
    AutomationElement targetControl,
    ScrollAmount vScrollAmount)
{
    if (targetControl == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException(
            "AutomationElement argument cannot be null.");
    }

    ScrollPattern scrollPattern = GetScrollPattern(targetControl);

    if (scrollPattern == null)
    {
        return;
    }
    
    if (!scrollPattern.Current.VerticallyScrollable)
    {
        return;
    }

    try
    {
        scrollPattern.ScrollVertical(vScrollAmount);
    }
    catch (InvalidOperationException)
    {
        // Control not able to scroll in the direction requested;
        // when scrollable property of that direction is False
        // TO DO: error handling.
    }
    catch (ArgumentException)
    {
        // If a control supports SmallIncrement values exclusively 
        // for horizontal or vertical scrolling but a LargeIncrement 
        // value (NaN if not supported) is passed in.
        // TO DO: error handling.
    }
}

'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
''' <summary>
''' Obtains a ScrollPattern control pattern from an automation 
''' element and attempts to horizontally scroll the requested amount.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="targetControl">
''' The automation element of interest.
''' </param>
''' <param name="vScrollAmount">
''' The requested vertical scroll amount.
''' </param>
'''--------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Sub ScrollElementVertically( _
ByVal targetControl As AutomationElement, _
ByVal vScrollAmount As ScrollAmount)
    If targetControl Is Nothing Then
        Throw New ArgumentNullException( _
        "AutomationElement argument cannot be null.")
    End If

    Dim scrollPattern As ScrollPattern = GetScrollPattern(targetControl)

    If scrollPattern Is Nothing Then
        Return
    End If

    If Not scrollPattern.Current.VerticallyScrollable Then
        Return
    End If

    Try
        scrollPattern.ScrollVertical(vScrollAmount)
    Catch exc As InvalidOperationException
        ' Control not able to scroll in the direction requested;
        ' when scrollable property of that direction is False
        ' TO DO: error handling.
    Catch exc As ArgumentException
        ' If a control supports SmallIncrement values exclusively 
        ' for horizontal or vertical scrolling but a LargeIncrement 
        ' value (NaN if not supported) is passed in.
        ' TO DO: error handling.
    End Try

End Sub

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